doug — off the record

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  • OTR Links 04/10/2026

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  • OTR Links 04/09/2026

    Google Chrome Finally Embraces Vertical Tabs After Years Of Resistance: What You Should Know – Alphabet ( – Benzinga Google Chrome is rolling out vertical tabs and an upgraded Reading Mode to improve productivity and compete with newer browsers. Trump’s Iran war doctrine: Stone Age thinking April's Best Chromebook Deals: The Most Affordable Laptops Around… Continue reading

  • OTR Links 04/08/2026

    Dark side of the moon The MacBook Neo proves Google's Pixel strategy works Apple's MacBook Neo validates the Google Pixel strategy by emphasizing user experience and ecosystem growth over raw hardware benchmarks. Here’s what’s happening with Ontario gas prices this week Dan McTeague, president of Canadians for Affordable Energy, said how Iran responds to Trump’s… Continue reading

  • OTR Links 04/07/2026

    Cartoon Network TV Show Cartoons Timed Trivia Quiz Disney kid? Nick kid? No, no — I was a CN kid. The MacBook Neo is the Linux desktop killer that no one expected The magic is the OS Windows Search was silently eating gigabytes of my SSD and I didn't know I could stop it Unchecked… Continue reading

  • OTR Links 04/06/2026

    Whatever happened to … – doug — off the record … telegrams? I just got a notification that I’d been tagged in a Facebook post. It was from Alfred Thompson and a screen capture appears below. How’s that, Alfred? I’m on th… Exit strategies Why are Catholic and Orthodox Easter celebrations on different dates? A… Continue reading

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